| # | First Name | Last Name | State | Country | Comments |
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| 2151 | Tony | Lovatto | IN | US | |
| 2152 | susan | vanriper | PA | US | |
| 2153 | James | Starr | KY | US | |
| 2154 | Rikki | Montoro | PA | US | |
| 2155 | Joe | Montoro | PA | US | |
| 2156 | robert | ozepy | PA | US | |
| 2157 | Don | Rogers | IN | | Please reconsider the ban on metal detectinging in Texas parks. Antiquities and recreational metal detecting are two very different things. Many of their targets are coins and small pieces of jewlery recently lost. I can understand banning full scale excavations but this is very different from what we do. |
| 2158 | Robbie | Morin | TX | US | Metal detector users help keep areas clean of dangerous metal items that they find, harmfull to the other park users. If the historic committees are not going to dig the "artifacts" up and just let them rust in the ground, why not let the detector users help you find them and dig them up with you. Any modern day coins and other items you can let the detector users keep. Since you are only concerned with the American-Indian items, that would be fair to all involved.
Remove the ban and let detector users use the park for their hobby. |
| 2159 | sarai | mata | MI | US | please allow metal detecting? |
| 2160 | Anonymous | Anonymous | TX | US | |
| 2161 | randy | richardson | | US | bad move during bad economy |
| 2162 | Delbert | Talbert | NC | US | |
| 2163 | Alfred | Weiss | CO | US | |
| 2164 | Ralph | Chavez | TX | US | |
| 2165 | Walter | Shipley | OH | US | |
| 2166 | Walter | Evans | UT | US | NO TRACE HUNTING |
| 2167 | sam | norris | TX | US | free up state parks to metal detecting ty. |
| 2168 | Matthew | Gill | | | |
| 2169 | Matthew | Gill | TX | US | |
| 2170 | John | Theisen | TX | US | I live in the Frisco,TX area and 110% support the opening of Texas State Parks for what I believe to be recreational metal detecting. If I am paying $60-$70 Dollars a year for a park pass,I should be able to respectfully metal detect wherever and whenever I want in the park.
God Bless
John Theisen |
| 2171 | Bonnie | Watson | AL | US | I throughly have enjoyed traveling in Texas and would love to be able to enjoy my hobby of metal detecting on beaches, playgrounds and swim areas. We help to clean out debree of trash, health concerns of old discarded needles, pull tabs and old beer cans . You would not want a young child walking barefoot on a beach area ahead of their parent and step on some of the type trash that we (metal detectorist) pick up as we hunt the aera. So many inconsiderate people are soooo lazy in not throwing their stuff in the trash can and will bury the stuff in sand instead. Those of us who are serious about our hobby help the environment while enjoying our hobby. Please consider in letting us hunt these areas. |
| 2172 | mazon | munnerlyn | TX | US | |
| 2173 | JEAN | SHELTON | TX | US | |
| 2174 | Dale | Farmer | TX | US | |
| 2175 | Jose | Orta | TX | US | Recreational metal detecting should be allowed in any of the Texas State Parks. I dont see any harm it. |
| 2176 | Vicki | Merritt | | | |
| 2177 | Vicki | Merritt | TX | US | This is taxiation without representation. Other recreational hobbies such as fishing, hunting and camping feasibly contribute more "damage" to State parks than metal detecting. We pay for use of texas public lands, yet are severly discriminated against by not being allowed to our pursuit of happiness in state parks and lakes. We find more history below the ground than the professionals. Most ethical metal detectorist collaborate with archeologist when a significant find is made. The average detectorist finds little more than enjoyment pursuing our hobby. Enforcement is out of control, as people walking through these parks without detectors are often harrassed, as were my husband and I recently, when all we had was water camel backpacks, no metal detectors or anything else. The law is subject to local, uninformed misunderstanding as written by over zealous rangers that have come to see the parks as their own, they are not. Texas parks belong to the people, but many have come to fear harrassment and hefty fines, even when they do not havve a detector on them or in the car, this "ban" on detecting is an outrate and embarrassment to Texas. What happened to our state so many gave so much to establish and protect? Please consider some uniformity and recend this discriminatory law. Thank you |
| 2178 | Matthew | Hinman | TX | US | |
| 2179 | linda | vann | TX | US | |
| 2180 | Charles | Richerson | TX | US | I believe metal detecting in State Parks ought to be legal with limits around Historial buidings and with proper techinque to insure the area is not messed up. Most metal detector users are very careful to leave the area cleaner and better looking after they leave.
Thanks
Charles Richerson
934 SE 4th St
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 |
| 2181 | Anonymous | Anonymous | TX | US | Please allow this as it would bring more money back into the economy. |
| 2182 | Jason | Gibson | TX | US | |
| 2183 | Darrell | Young | TX | US | |
| 2184 | KIM | GIBSON | TX | US | please keep me posted |
| 2185 | carol | gibson | TX | US | |
| 2186 | carol | gibson | TX | US | |
| 2187 | Kenneth | Dexter | TX | US | Our State Parks belong to all people. Horse Shoes, Tag Football and games/hobbies of all types that are played should be allowed including metal detecting. The code of ethics that the large majority of metal detection hobbyist follows would always leave the park(s) in better and cleaner condition than they found it. |
| 2188 | Brad | Bos | TX | US | |
| 2189 | Jeff | Koch | IN | US | I believe that there should be legal designated areas in Texas State Parks. |
| 2190 | Stacy | Jennings | TX | US | I dont see any harm in letting someone use a metal detector in state parks or any where else for recreation, as long as they fill in their holes that are made when digging. Most metal archaeological items of significance have already been found and the rest are just oxidizing and rotting under ground not being enjoyed by anyone. Sell a permit for it and boost your revenue. |
| 2191 | Johnny | Vaught | NV | US | Asked FADAC and the local clubs for input on how best to regulate the use of metal detectors in State Parks. |
| 2192 | Doug | Powell | TX | US |
| 2193 | Jonathan | Tarvin | TX | US | Headlining soon: "Red Tape Hinders Historical Discovery" |
| 2194 | Bob | Graham | PA | US |
| 2195 | William | Dugger | TX | US | Metl Detecting is a non-distructive and Family oriented pastime / Hobby. This should be allowed within our State Parks. There may need some methods outlined and requirements to ensure no vegitation is destroted. But all in all it should be allowed. This can be monitored the same as any other activity allowed in the Parks (ie. Camp Fires) |
| 2196 | Mike | Uszakow | TX | US | Well I live in Harris County and even the county parks have banned metal detecting. I guess you would prefer our youth to be involved with GANGS instead of metal detecting. I would hope you think about what you are possible doing to our youth. |
| 2197 | phillip | bounds | TX | US | IF A TEXAS RESIDENT BUYS A HUNTING LICENSE IT SHOULD ENTITLE THEM TO HUNT TREASURE AS WELL AS ANIMALS ON STATE LAND , A LOTTERY COULD BE HELD EACH YEAR TO AWARD A SIX MONTH PERMIT TO METAL DETECT IN ANY STATE PARK. THINK OF THE REVENUE THAT COULD BE GENERATED ! |
| 2198 | Ashraf | Abdu | TX | US | |
| 2199 | Adam | Kaminskas | TX | US | Texas state parks and other properties are supported with taxpayer monies, as a taxpayer I should have access to these properties as long as I am not doing any damage to same. |
| 2200 | Gary | Rosas | TX | US | |
